Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.1° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
32
34
45
44
48
62
78
86
110
131
250
298
348
507
561
603
660
704
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25PM2.86m
5:39AM2.96m
6:05PM2.66m
6:29AM2.68m
6:55PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.79m
11:51AM0.85m
00:04AM1.00m
12:38PM1.14m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:39
8:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
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